IT is with pride as a Pittsburgh- EX that I announce my wholehearted admiration and support for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their quest for a Stanley Cup.
I am not so much a hockey fan as I am a Penguins fan.
Bring the Cup back to the Igloo.
IF Obama is the nominee.
In Texas, John McCain leads Hillary Clinton by six percentage points and Barack Obama by five.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found McCain leading Clinton 49% to 43%. Against Obama, McCain attracts 48% of the vote while the Democrat earns 43%.
While the topline results are the same, the dynamics of the race is different depending upon the Democratic candidate. Clinton attracts 82% of the vote from Democrats in the state while Obama gets just 69%. However, Obama and McCain are essentially even among unaffiliated voters while Clinton trails by seventeen among those voters.
Just 67% of those who vote for Clinton against McCain would also vote for Obama. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Obama voters would also vote for Clinton.
McCain is viewed favorably by 58% of Texas voters, Obama by 51%, and Clinton by 45%. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Obama voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton. Seventy-three percent (73%) of Clinton voters have a favorable opinion of Obama.
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Clinton? Notsomuch.
You think Clinton can close on McCain? Riiiiiiight.
Last week, it was Bruce Springsteen…this week it’s Tom Hanks…anyone got dibs on NEXT week?
I watched this about three times, thinking…
Naw..this is some kinda joke.
This CANNOT be real.
But alas…this is where we are.
Now If you will excuse me, I’ma go hug my kids.
If you go to see this movie (as I will be this afternoon), Make sure you stay THROUGH the credits.
That is all.
(btw..this is why i fuck with David Letterman)
Yes. I have always been a Roots fan.
But THIS…is their finest work in a MINUTE.
So…Charles Ray Fuller is at the Chase Bank in my adopted hometown of Fort Worth with a check from his girlfriend’s mother in order, he says, to start a record company.
The check was for…
Pray for the children, folks.
Yes, I am still angry.
This was NOT how it was supposed to go. Part of what initially endeared me to Barack Obama was his affiliation of Rev. Wright. I would be lying through my fingers if I didn’t say that I was sorely disappointed by how this turned out.
But…
Man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.
And so, do I.
Now If you’ll excuse me, I am going to go sit next to my mailbox with the new Roots CD and wait for my Barack Obama car magnet.
Being mad is one thing…losing focus is quite another.
This ain’t no threat so take it personal -Keith Elam, 1992
This whole Jeremiah Wright thing has opened my eyes to my personal political leanings.
As I said Yesterday, Jeremiah Wright is somewhat of a spiritual giant in my eyes.
Conversely, Barack Obama is about as close to my personal Ideology as any single political figure in history, living or dead.
I can see exactly what it was that led Obama to TUCC.
I have no doubt that the relationship between Obama and Wright is EXACTLY how my relationship to my childhood pastor would be if I were still a member of my childhood church.
Let me be ABSOLUTELY clear.
IF Barack Obama has to Sista Souljah Jeremiah Wright to gain the presidency…then the presidency is not worth having.
And I WILL take that Personal.
There will be no links…no explanation beyond simply this.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright is an esteemed speaker and has been in demand for almost 30 years. The schedule he kept this past weekend is no different than the schedule he has kept in the past.
The only difference is that the press wants to make this all about the campaign. Because that is all they know and care about.
This may SHOCK and surprise you but Jeremiah Wright has a SIGNIFICANT fan base. He has been doing his numbers for YEARS.
If you only know Jeremiah Wright as Barack Obama’s soon-to-be-former Pastor…then your vantage point is not unlike that of a child who visits the ocean for a day and decides that he knows all about the inner workings of the lives of dolphins.
The dolphins do not jump out of the ocean solely for your entertainment. They would do it if you weren’t here.
And If you ever stop looking…they continue to jump.
And in the case of Jeremiah Wright…I will be watching.
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